Bobbin crate



Dec. 26, 1933. L.. A. BEARDSLEY BOBBIN CRATE Filed June l5, 1931 fgfd A@Vlr/:riss de 7 @am 'Patented Dee. 26, 1933 vvnomma CRATE `Y Lester-A.Beardsley, Norwich, N. Y.,vassgnor to Norwich Wire Works, Inc., Norwich,N, Y., a, e corporation of NewV York f Application June: 15, 1931.serialize. 544.629 1s`C1aiins.'(C1.2'4z-13o) ,.1

This invention relates to certain newA and usefuliinprovements in bobbincrates.

The main object of the invention is tov provide a bobbin crate ofstrong', rigid and lasting con- '5 struction adapted to effectivelysupport bobbins to permit subjection `of the materialupon the bobbinstoa steaming processor the like. e A further object resides in theprovision of a bobbin crate which maybe formed of aluminum strips orsheets to eliminate the danger of the 'u yarn or threadbeing-contaminated by rust".l

'A'furthen 'more detailed advantage, resides. in means for supporting acrate in spaced' relation Y with respect to its support, such means alsoacting to permit stacking ofthe crates one'uponanother andmaintainingfthe crates infspaced rela-4 tion with respect to each otherand atthe same time, locking or holding the stacked crates in exactregistration.

clined guide members for receiving yboloibi'n spindles .to permittilting of vthe crate forjtle yready insertion or removal ofbohloins,without*dangerV of the bobbins rolling or sliding out ofthe'guides.

Other objects and Vadvantages relate to the details of the structure,the form and relation lofi-1 the parts thereof, al1l as will more fullykvappear from the following description taken in connecjtion with theaccompanying drawing infwhichf-L y so Figure 1 is a perspective view ofa bobbincrate on line l2--2, Figure 1.

erably formed entirely from aluminum strips vor e sheets securedtogether where, necessary-by meansA of aluminum rivetsso that lthereVisfT no vpossibility of any portion ofthe devicebecoming rusty. n

As shown, the crate comprises two similaren'd pieces 1, and two similarside pieces 2. The end `pieces and theside piecesmay'. be of any'desiredklength and relative width. Each. end piece, 1 comprises a stripoialuminum provided .fat its ,upper and lower edges with inwardlyextending flanges 3 and 4 respectively. Y

These nanges 3 and 4 are arranged .to extend inwardly of the frame. Eachside piece 2 may Aalso be formed of a strip of aluminum provided at itsupper andloweredges with inwardly eX- tendingflanges 5 and 6respectively. The over all widthl 'ofthe side pieces. preferablyA such Afurther object residesin thezpovisienef in- 'to atreating fluid.A suchas steam.

that thel side pieces will iit tightly Within-the anges 3 and 4 of theendpieces. Any suitable means may beprovided for connectingtheside andend pieces together atthe corners of the frame: but in the particularconstruction illustr'at- 1GO ed, novelmeans is provided for performingthis functionwhicnin this instance, also performs an additional functionof spacing the crates from the supporting surface and from each otherwhen 1 stacked and for assuring` maintenance off the stacked, crates inaligned position., This means takes the form ,ofA angle bars 7, onebeingprovid'- ed at each corner of thel frame, which angle bars may haveone `iiangeriveted to the side piece and the other liange riveted/tothe. end piece, `these angle :bars 7 constituting corner pieces whichproject, as shown. some distance below the lower edge oftheside and endApiecesto constitute supporting legs for a crate. v y

- Further, these corner pieces 7 terminate some 75y distance short lofthe upper edge of therk sidefand end pieces so that when av` secondcrateis stacked upon thetop iof an underlyingcrate, the vcorner pieces 7upon `the upper crate Ywill rest upon the upper-edge of thecornerpieces'r '7:.of` the lower 80 crate `and will grip theside andend. pieces of the lower crateraty the'corner so as to` assure align,-

.ment of stacked crates.v l K Further, the length of thev legs issuchthat when vthe cornerV piecesof the upper crate rest 85 upontheupper:edge of the corner pieces'of a@ lower `clzrafte, the-"stacked crateswill be spaced @some distance apart to permit; uniform subjection of theyarn or thread carried bythe bobbins l eo , In order to support avplurality lof bobbins in therframe so Afarfdesc'riloed,.theupper'flanges e ofthe side pieces 2 are provided with cut-out por.-

tionsforming recesses 8 lwhich may extend substantially theentire width`of ,theanga In this particular illustration, eachy endpiece is providedwith eight-.such recesses. A plurality of intermediatebarsextendingparallelwith the side bars [f2-Lis provided and jin generalform, these barsy are Vofuniform s haposimilardn shapeto -the side bars;that is, they may be formed of aluminum y.strips havingfupperandlloweranges v`5.and` 6 withrecesses 8 provided in the upper anges.

, Each vintermediate bar isa composite bar`v 9 formed yoftwo similarreversely arranged -bars 20 105 similar iny form and shape tothe'bars' 2andar-r ranged with their flat surfaces in contact and the .flanges 4and'5 .onone bar extending inthe opposite direction Vfrein-the flanges'V4.31.1@ 5.; on

vthe 1o-operating bar. Threesuch-wmwsitebars 11,0

support these short journals, each of the bars 2` and each of thecomposite bars 9 are provided with a plurality of U-shaped metallicguide members 14 equal in number to the number of recesses 8 in theupper iiange of the-side'member 2. These U-shaped guide members openupwardly, and the distance between the legs of the U-shaped member ispreferably substantially the same as the width of the recesses 8, andthese guidemembers or clips are arranged between the iianges of "themembers 2 and open upwardly so that the -openingsin the U-shaped membersregister with respective-recesses in the flange 5 of the members TheseU-shaped members may be of 'a width substantiallyequal to the width ofthe iianges 5 and-6 vso as to be positioned within the channel of -themembers 2, and as shown, are arranged in an inclined position so thatwhen the journals -oi bobbins pass through recesses 8 and into theyrable tilting of the frame `without danger of the j lbobbin sliding outof lthe guide members.

In order to secure these U-shaped guide members to the side-members 2and the similar members constituting the composite intermediate-strips1-9, each U-shaped guide Ymember is formed with -a laterallyextending U-shaped ange 116 at the edge adjacent the member 2 so' thatthis 4flange will rest in contact vwith the member 2 or the'similarmembers constituting the composite strips 9, and rivets are then passedthrough the `strip v2 and through the ilange 6 to secure ythe lguidemembers-to the side members.

It will be understood thatn with 'respect to the intermediatecompositestrips, each of these strips carries a plurality of guidemembers and as the recesses 8 in the members constituting the compositestripsl are i-n alignment, the U-shaped guide members 'upon' oppositesidesv of the composite strip will also be in alignment, and v'in theconstruction of the compositel strip with their guide members,the rivetsmay be passed through the ange 16 rofn-one guide member through both ofthe members or strips vconstituting a composite intermediate strip andthrough theV other U- shaped guide member aligned -with the" firstnamedguide member so that these rivets not only secure the yU-shaped guidemembers to respective strips constituting a composite strip but also acttofsecure the strips of a composite strip together and to the opposedaligned guide members.

The intermediate strips 9, in like manner as the side walls 2, are of awidth to t withinV the anges 3 and 4 of the end pieces 1. f l

It -will be Yapparent that inthe manner described, a bobbin crate isproduced from strips of aluminum, many of which are of simi1ar form andshape and can, therefore, be` more economically Vproduced.y Further, arigid and practical- 1y unbreakableframe is produced for eiectivelysupporting bobbins for processing and which are capable of being stackedin overlying relation and are maintained in exact registration oralignment and in spaced position to permit uniform subjection of thematerials to the processing. Preferably, a cross bolt 18 is providedYextending laterallyv of the frame between' the sidefpieces 2 andsecuring them together iniany suitable manner as bythe use of a nut 19.

In order to cause this bolt to act as an exact -spacing means for thecomposite strips 9 and the side pieces 2, sleeves 21 are mounted uponthe bolt between each side piece, and its adjacent intermediate,stripand between adjacent intermediate strips, and ywhich sleeves act to holdthe intermediate strips and the side strips in predeterminedy spacedrelation.

Although I have shown and described a particular detailed constructionof bobbin crate, I do not desire to restrict myself to the exact formand relation of the parts or to the speciiic material described, asVarious and many changes may be made in each of the same,` withoutdeparting from'the scope of this'invention, vas set forth in n theappended claims.

I claim: 1. A. bobbin crate comprising end walls and side walls's'ecuredtogether to form a frame, an intermediate strip extending between andsecured to the end'walls, and guide members adapted to ref ceivebobbin'parts secured to the inner side of the side walls and to theopposite sides o1 the intermediate wall, the side Vwalls being orchannel shape and having their flanges extending towardL l,

eachother and the upper flanges having' recessesr` registeringwiththeupper end of the guide mem'- lbers toperrnit 'the passage of bobbin.parts into lthe guide members.

y2. A bobbin crate comprising-end wallsV Yand side walls securedtogether to form a frame, an?- 'interm'ediate nstrip extending betweenand securedto the end'w'alis, and U-shaped guide members secured to theinner sideV oijthe sidewalls andv to lo'ppositesides of the intermediatewallfor receiving bobbin parts, the side walls being of :channel shapevandhaving their flanges extending toward eachother and ythe upperianges hav- -'ingfrecesses registering with the upper end'of theguidemembers to permit the passage of bob- 'fbin parts vinto the guidemembers.

3. A Abobbin crate comprising 'end walls and side wallssecuredl togetherto form aframe, an intermediate strip extending between and secured tothe end walls, and U-shaped guide members secured in an inclinedposition to the inner `side of the sidewalls and to ropposite sides ofthe intermediate Vwall for receiving bobbin parts, the

sidewalls being of channel shape and having their flanges extendingtoward each other and 'the upper ianges having recesses registering with`the upper endf'of the guide members to permit the passage of bobbinparts into the guide members.

LAtbobbin crate comprising end walls and lside walls'secured together toform a frame, 'an

vintermediate strip extending between andsecured to the end walls, andguide members adaptedto' receive bobbin parts secured to the inner sideof the side walls and to the opposite sides ofthe intermediatey wall,the side and end wallsfelach being of channel shape and having theirflanges extending inwardly of the frame and theupper iianges on thesidewalls having recesses registering with the upper l,ends of the guidemembers to permit the' passage of bobbin parts to iso 'the guidemembers.andthe side wallslbeiner tted. into the channel the-endzwallsy".an;

betweenv lthe -fianges `on 5. A bobbinfcratewcomprising 'endv walls andside walls-secured:togetherto .forma frame an intermediatel 1 striplextending between4 Jand securedto the end walls, and U-shapedguidememberssecured tothefinnerside of ,theside :walls and to opposite sidesofthe intermediate;wall4 for-receivingbobbinpartspthe side and end wallseach .being `of lchannelshape =and .having their a'ngesT extendinginwardly'- of, fthegframe, andl the upperangesonthe sidefwallslrhavingrecesses registering with the upper endsA of the -guide memberstopermit. the passage Eofv` bobbin'rparts to the' .guide vmembers and theside wallsgbeing tted into the channelbetween ,the anges onftheendrwalls.; f t i 1 .z i

6; A b'obbincrate comprisingeend wallsl and vsideifwallssecuredtogetherto; form a frame,

an intermediate stripiextending between'andv seev cured =to the; end-.,walla'- andj U`shapedz guide `members securedr infaninclinedposition-to the inner side-of the sidewalls and tooppositesides oftthe..,interme dia'te wall 'for-rec'eivingfbobbin parts;;the;side andend'wal-lseachbeing of channel shape and having their. Vflangesextending inwardly-:of the frame, and thevupperangeslon the .sidewallszhav'ing recesses registering/with',

the upper ends. ofrthe-guide members to permit the passage. of bobbin,parts to thev guide Amem-v bers andthe sidewalls 'being fitted-vintothe channel between `theflanges on thev end .wa-lis.. f

7. A ,bobbin crate .comprising lendfwwalls and` side" Walls securedltogether vtof-form va frame, vea'chofpsaidvvallsbeingy of channel,torride-'Ja` pluV ralit-y ofl v intermediate strips. extending betweenand secured to the; ,end rwalls and being substane tially parallel 'withxthevsideA walls, eachfzofsaid Y intermediate strips`Vecornprisinggytwo...channel-k shaped members arrangedback to-bac'kiwith their Y flanges extending in oppositefdirections, and guidemembers for receiving bobbins' secured .tothe inner side ofthe sidewalls and to opposite sides of the intermediate walls.

- A bobbin crate comprising end-'wallsand side walls secured together toform a frame, an intermediate strip extending between and secured to theend walls, U-sh'aped guide membersseeured in .an inclined position tothe inner side of theside walls and to opposite sides of theintermediate wall for receiving bobbin parts, and a separatesuppcrtingmember secured to the framev at each ofits corners andterminating short of the upper edge of the side and end wallsY of theframe and extending below the lower edge of the side and end walls ofthe frame.

9. A bobbin crate comprising end walls` and'k sidewalls secured togetherto form a frame, anintermediate strip extending between and se-v curedtothe end Walls, U-shaped guide members secured to the innerv side ofthe side walls and to oppositesidesrof the intermediate Wall for re-`ceiving bobbin parts, the sidewalls being of channel shape and havingtheir flanges extend-l ing toward each other and the upper flangeshavingrecesses registering with the upper end or" the guide members to permitthe passage of bobbin partsl into the guide members, and a separatesupporting member secured to the frame at each of its corners andterminating short of the upper'edge of the side and yend walls of theframe and extending below the lower edge ofthe side and-end walls of theframe. l Y f 10. A bobbin crate comprisingv end walls and extendingbelow the lower edge of the intermediate strip extending ,betweenandrsecured" tojrthe end walls, Uf-shaped guide membersV s ecuredin an`inclined -`position'to the innerl side vof the sidewalls and-toopposite sides of'the interjmediate, wall for receiving Abobbirrparts,the vside Walls being of channel shape and'having-their angesextendingtoward each otherand `the upper flanges havingrecessesrregistering with the upper end of :the guidemembers to permit.the -85' passage of bobbin parts into the guidemembers, and aseparateSupporting member securedtotliey frame-atjeach of its cornersand.terminating short 'of the uppervedgeof vthe side and end walls oftheframe and extending below the lower edgeof the 90 side and endwallsofthe frame. .l x

1l. A bobbin crate comprising end Walls-*and side walls;securedltogethertofiorm a frame; ,an

side walls `secured" together to form` affframe, an.

intermediate stripextending between and secured totheend walls", guidemembers adapted to receivefbobbin parts secured to the inner*- sideofathe side walls-and to the opposite'sides ofthe inter,- mediate wall;the side "and end walls .each being of lchannel shape. andhavingtheiriianges `extending inwardlysof4 the frame andtheuppei-iianges on`the-[side walls having recesses registering with ythe upper ends of`4the guide membersto permit theV passage of bobbin parts to the guidemembers and theside wall's'being fitted intothechannel be- Y tween thenflanges oni the end walls, andaseparate supportingmember secured to theframer at eac-h of-its corners andv terminating ,shortof vthe upper tothe inner 'side ofthe sidewalls and toopposite .Y .sides ofthe.intermediate wallfor receiving ,bobbinV parts; the sideandfend-wallseach beingnf channel shape and having'their flangesextending inwardly of the frame andthe upper flanges on the vside wallshaving recesses registering with the upper ends of the guide membersV topermit the 1 passage of bobbin parts to the guide members and Y thevside walls being tted into the channel between the flanges on the. endwalls, and a separate supporting member secured to the frame at each ofits corners and terminating short of the upper edge of the side and endwalls of the frame and side and end walls of .the frame. Y

13.=A bobbin crate comprising end wallsand Yside walls secured togetherto form a frame,l an

intermediate strip extending between and secured to the end walls,U-shaped guide members secured in. an inclinedV position tothe innerside of the side walls and to opposite sides of the intermediate Y Wallfor receiving bobbin parts, theeside and end Walls each being of channelshape and` having their flanges extending inwardlyof-the'frame and fVthe upper anges on the side walls having recesses -registering with theupper ends of the guidememr bers to permit the passage of bobbin partsto the guide membersand the side walls being fitted into the channelbetween the flangeson the end walls, and a separate supporting membersecured to the frame at each of its corners and terminatingshort of theupper edge of the side and end walls of the frame .and extending'belowthe lower edge of the side and end walls of the frame. c

' 14.- A bobbin crate comprising end walls and side Walls securedtogether to form a frame, each of said walls being of channel form,a'plurality of intermediate strips "ext'endingb'etwe'en and secured tothe end walls and Ybeing substantially parallel with the side walls,each of said intermediate strips comprising two channel-shaped membersarranged back to back with'their anges extending in opposite directions,guide members for receiving bobbins secured to the inner side of theside Walls and to opposite sides of the intermediate walls, and aseparate supportmg member secured to the frame at each of its cornersand terminating short of the upper edge of the side and end-Walls ofthe'frame andextendin'g Abelow the lower edge of the side and end wallsof the frame.

154. A bobbin crate 'comprising end walls and side walls securedltogether to form a frame, each of said Walls being offchannel form, aplurality of intermediate strips extending between and secured to theend Walls and being substantially parallelwith the side walls, each Voi?said intermediate strips comprising tw'o channel-shaped members arrangedback to back With'th'eir flanges 'extending in opposite directions,guide members for receiving bobbins secured to the inner 'side of theside walls and A`to opposite sides of the intermediate walls and theupper flanges on saidside walls and said intermediate strips beingformed with recesses registering with vsaid guide members to permit thepassage of bobbin parts vto the guide members, and a 'separatesupporting member secured t0 the frame at each of its corners andterminating short of the upper edge `of the 'side and end walls of theframe and extending below the lower edge of the side and end walls koflthe frame.

16. A' bobbin crate comprising a frame having means for supporting it inhorizontal position, said frame including end- Walls and side wallssecured together at Vtheir contiguous'ends to form a rigid structure, aplurality of intermediate strips yextending between and secured tothe'end Walls and spaced from each other and from Vthe side` wallsy asubstantially'uniform distance for receiving bobbins in the spaces soformed, and a'p'lurality of U-shap'ed guide members secured to oppositefaces of the intermediate strips and the inner face of the side membersand having their Uportions extending obliquely at a substantial angle tothe horizontal when the frame vrests on its horiends to form arigidistructure, a plurality of flat metallic strips 'of greater lwidththan thickness extending. between and secured to the end Walls withtheir width vertically disposed and spaced v vfrom each other and fromthe side walls a substantially uniform distance for receiving bobbins inthe spaces so formed, and a plurality of U shaped metallic guide memberssecured to opposite faces of the intermediate strips and the inner face'of the side members .and having their U-portions extending obliquelyat'a substantial angle to the horizontal when the frame rests on itsVhorizontal support.

18. A bobbin crate comprising a irame'having means for supporting it inhorizontal position, saidfframe including end Walls and side wallssecured together at their contiguous ends .to form a rigid structure, a.plurality of intermediate strips extending between and secured to theend walls and spaced from each other and from Ythe side Walls asubstantially uniform distance for receiving bobbins in the spacessoformed, and a' plurality of U-shaped guide members secured to oppositefaces of the intermediate strips and the inner face of the side members,and opening upwardly for receiving bobbin journals when the

